Michigan Republican Party

The Michigan Republican Party is a conservative political party in the US state of Michigan, affiliated with the national US Republican Party. The party was founded on 6 July 1854 by liberal anti-slavery activists and anti-land fee settlers; it was the first Republican franchise to be born, being created two years before the Republicans became a national party. The Republicans were usually a minority in the "blue state" of Michigan, and they held 27/38 State Senate seats, 64/110 State House of Representatives seats, and 9/14 US House of Representatives seats in 2016; they held neither of the senate seats.